Behind that grille is a 1.4 Turbo engine, broadly as per the Bravo and Abarth Punto, but with a mildly Alfa-ised exhaust note and a 155bhp tune. We like.
It gets percolating around 2,000rpm, hardly shows lag and sounds urgent all the way to the redline. You get to 62mph in 8.0 seconds. If that's not enough, next year's GTA, with a direct-injection turbo 1750cc engine and double-clutch transmission, will serve up 230bhp.
The way the chassis deals with the 155bhp, I'm optimistic those 230 horses won't all die of tyre-smoking-related diseases.
Abraços Alfisti.

Alfista Portoghese [A]
Sócio ARCP nº 13


